William Thomasson

William Poindexter Thomasson (born October 8, 1797 in New Castle , Henry County , Kentucky , †  December 29, 1882 in La Grange , Kentucky) was an American politician . Between 1843 and 1847 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

After elementary school, William Thomasson took part in the British-American War as a soldier . After a subsequent law degree and qualifying as a lawyer, he started in Corydon ( Indiana to practice) in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career. Between 1818 and 1820 he was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives . In 1818 he served as the prosecutor in Corydon.

In 1841 Thomasson moved to Louisville , Kentucky. He had now become a member of the Whigs . In the congressional election of 1842 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded John Pope on March 4, 1843 . After a re-election in 1844, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1847 . These were initially overshadowed by the discussions about a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which had been independent of Mexico since 1836 . This development led to the Mexican-American War in 1845 , which shaped Thomasson's second legislative term.

In 1846 Thomasson decided not to run again. He moved to Chicago , Illinois , where he practiced as a lawyer. During the civil war , despite his age of over 60, he served in the Union's army . William Thomasson died in La Grange on December 29, 1882 and was buried in Louisville.

Web links

• William Thomasson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• William Thomasson in the database of Find a Grave (English)